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Old English · noun

gad

Normalised gād

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ɡɑːd/
Syllables
ɡɑːd (1 syllable)
Modern English
goadlackpointtiparrowheadspearheadspikewant

gad1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. point, tip

  2. spearhead or arrowhead

  3. spike, goad

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of gad
SingularPlural
Nominative gādgādagāde
Accusative gādegādagāde
Genitive gādegāda
Dative gādegādum

gad2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. lack, want

  2. desire, need

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of gad
SingularPlural
Nominative gādgād
Accusative gādgād
Genitive gādesgāda
Dative gādegādum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaidu, from Proto-Germanic *gaidō.

From Proto-West Germanic *gaidu, from Proto-Germanic *gaidwą.

Descendants

goad

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